In fact, there are only about seven or eight miles from the post station to the town, and there are not more than ten miles, and the road behind is also very difficult, obviously not far, I didn't go to the town until dark, I went to the only inn in the town, and after asking for three rooms, Chen Long went to the yamen in the town and found the official messenger to collect the body.

And the shopkeeper was naturally handed over to the government, and the rest of the matter had nothing to do with Lin Qingdai and them.

Frightened and tired along the way, Lin Qingdai was really tired, especially Qingkong, it was hard to catch the carriage, sitting outside to catch the carriage and getting drenched in the rain, as soon as she arrived at the inn, she was infected with the wind cold, Lin Qingdai gave Qingkong the pulse, prescribed medicine, and let Qingkong take it, which was relieved.

Chen Long and Chu Chaoyue were much more careful this time, and checked the inn inside and out, and after making sure that there would be no bandits, they were much more relieved.

They stayed in the town for three days, and only after the typhoid fever in the blue sky was cured did they leave.

The road behind was much faster, because after three days of rest, Lin Qingdai didn't want to waste time, so there was less time to rest.

Fortunately, Nanhe City is getting closer and closer, and finally half a month later, Lin Qingdai saw the walls of Nanhe City from a distance.

It's just that the scene along the way made her feel uncomfortable, and the situation in Nanhe City was even more difficult than she imagined.

Along the way, I saw that the wheat planted in the field was growing very poorly, bustling, and the weeds were higher than the wheat.

And those who worked in the fields were so emaciated that they even passed by a grove and found that the bark had been stripped away.

The famine seemed to be really serious, thinking of this, Lin Qingdai's brows became more and more wrinkled, and she was worried.

Aunt Fang also became silent, she had also lived in the village before, and she knew very well how bitter everything was in front of her.

When I arrived in Nanhe City, I looked at the dilapidated city gate and the person I could occasionally see at the city gate, and my mood became heavier and heavier.

There were a lot of beggars on the side of the road, and these people were all skinny without exception.

And when the beggars saw their carriages, they all gathered around.

"Give it to the stutterer, Miss to stutter."

"Please, my child is dying of hunger."

"Please be merciful and help me."

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Lin Qingdai listened to the voice, lowered the curtain, took out the bag of dry food in the carriage, and got out of the carriage directly.

Chen Long and Chu Chaoyue immediately jumped off the horse and protected Lin Qingdai's side.

When those people saw the steamed buns and wowotou, their eyes lit up one by one, and they wanted to come up and grab them, but when they saw Chu Chaoyue and Chen Long's unkind faces, they were timid.

Lin Qingdai didn't feel good in her heart, and said: "Everyone is in line, there are a lot of steamed buns and wowotou, and there are people in line." ”

When those men heard this, they all became disciplined.

I bought the bag of dry food when I passed through the previous town, and I thought that if I met a beggar, I would give it a bite to eat.

Unexpectedly, so many people came out to beg without food.

Aunt Fang also got out of the carriage and took the cloth bag from Lin Qingdai's hand, while Lin Qingdai handed the steamed buns and wowotou to the person in front of her one by one from the bag.

The beggars in the city, who heard the news, rushed to the door.

The nest head of a large cloth bag is gone in the end.

Looking at the disappointed eyes of those people, Lin Qingdai sighed in her heart, and couldn't bear to let these people down: "You come to the city gate early tomorrow morning, and I will give porridge." ”

After speaking, he got into the carriage, with Chen Long and Chu Chaoyue there, but no one stood in the way.

Nanhe City used to be a big city that was not inferior to Anyang City, and there were a lot of merchants coming and going, but after the famine, many merchants did not dare to come, because the people here are too powerful, and robberies often happen.

Only a few well-established rice shops and shops in the city are open.

The city of Nuoda looks very depressed.

Finding an inn very close to the official mansion to stay, Chen Long went to the yamen, and had to tell the local officials that the news of their arrival had probably been delivered by King Rui.

Lin Qingdai stood by the window on the second floor, looked at the sparsely populated street, and sighed: "I didn't expect Nanhecheng to be like this, Aunt Fang, you may work hard in the next few days, let's open a porridge shop first, and by the way, I can help people diagnose for free." ”

She thought about it, and handed over the porridge shed to Aunt Fang, and asked two women to help when the time came.

But she also understands the truth that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach people to fish, but for now, let's reduce the number of deaths first, don't you see that there are so few people in Nanhe City.

Aunt Fang is kind-hearted, and she can't stand these tragic things in front of her.

"Don't worry, girl, I know what to do." ”

Lin Qingdai said: "The head of the miscellaneous grain nest still has to be steamed, and the rice porridge alone is not enough for these people, let's see how many people are nearby, just right, please ask the official to help see how the old people I sent back before." ”

Aunt Fang was very grateful to Lin Qingdai: "The girl is such a good person, I still remember them after so long, and I also miss a few old people, I don't know how they are doing." ”

At the beginning of the City God Temple, several people were also dependent on each other, and their feelings were also accumulated at that time, and Aunt Fang was also very grateful to several people for taking care of her and the pumpkin.

If it weren't for the beginning, they gave her and pumpkins the food they begged for, and they were afraid that they would have died when they were in the City God Temple.

Long Chen had already come back and knocked on the door outside: "Doctor Lin, Lord Qin is waiting downstairs." ”

Lin Qingdai opened the door and went downstairs with Chen Long.

Downstairs, Lord Qin in sackcloth, Lin Qingdai just glanced at it, and felt that Lord Qin was different.

This is completely different from the official she saw in Ningyang City.

Behind Lord Qin stood two officials wearing patched official uniforms, while Lord Qin was wearing a coarse linen robe, and the bun on his head was tied up with a wooden hairpin, although he was not well dressed, he was very clean and tidy.

Lin Qingdai walked up to Lord Qin and saluted, "See Lord Qin." ”

Lord Qin was flattered, and helped Lin Qingdai with both hands and said: "Doctor Lin don't want to be so polite, King Duan and the emperor have come to the secret decree, so that the lower officials can cooperate with Dr. Lin for disaster relief." ”

Lin Qingdai breathed a sigh of relief, and said that there were people above who were easy to do, but now that's not the case.

If it weren't for the Duan King and the Emperor, it is estimated that it would not have gone so smoothly.

Lin Qingdai sat opposite Lord Qin, and after asking for a few dishes, she learned about things with Lord Qin.

"I wonder how many people are still in Nanhe City?"

Speaking of this, Lord Qin sighed, and his expression became helpless and bitter: "It's not a secret, the lower officials don't know how many people there are in Nanhe City, when it was prosperous in the past, there were more than 10,000 people in Nanhe City, but now, I guess there are more than 1,000 people." ”

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